Saturno Mine

Past Producer in Salta, Argentina with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005270
MRDS ID AR15064
Record type Site
Current site name Saturno Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.12026, -24.49917 (WGS84)
Relative position 42 KM SSE OF SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Salta(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Salta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYSES (3): 6.9 TO 18.68% CU, 200TO 1572 G/MT AG

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.12026, -24.49917

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 110M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS 110 M LONG, 30 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REINALDO V., C., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 7D, RODARIO DE LERMA: DNGM BOL. 84, P. 61

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLETS 8 TO 10 CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.